Robert D Pelton
Biographic Data
| ID | 192759 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert D Pelton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert D |
| FAMILY NAME | Pelton |
| SIGNATURE | PELTON R D |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 55 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Trickster in West Africa: A Study of Mythic Irony and Sacred Delight
See so That We May See: Performances and Interpretations of Traditional Tales from Tanzania
The Trickster in West Africa: A Study of Mythic Irony and Sacred Delight
The Trickster in West Africa
The Trickster in West Africa: A Study of Mythic Irony and Sacred Delight
Robert Pelton's widely acclaimed study of trickster figures in West Africa examines the nature of the trickster and his role in myth and religious experience. Pelton focuses on the Yoruba Eshu-Elegba and the Fon Legba, trickster deities who mediate between the gods and humankind. He analyzes the trickster's paradoxical nature, simultaneously sacred and profane, creative and destructive, benevolent and malevolent, and explores the trickster's func…
Demythicization in Certain Primitive Cultures: Cultural Fact and Socioreligious Integration
The Trickster in West Africa: A Study of Mythic Irony and Sacred Delight
Robert Pelton's widely acclaimed study of trickster figures in West Africa examines the nature of the trickster and his role in myth and religious experience. Pelton focuses on the Yoruba Eshu-Elegba and the Fon Legba, trickster deities who mediate between the gods and humankind. He analyzes the trickster's paradoxical nature, simultaneously sacred and profane, creative and destructive, benevolent and malevolent, and explores the trickster's func…
The Trickster in West Africa
The Trickster in West Africa: A Study of Mythic Irony and Sacred Delight
Demythicization in Certain Primitive Cultures: Cultural Fact and Socioreligious Integration
The Trickster in West Africa: A Study of Mythic Irony and Sacred Delight
Robert Pelton's widely acclaimed study of trickster figures in West Africa examines the nature of the trickster and his role in myth and religious experience. Pelton focuses on the Yoruba Eshu-Elegba and the Fon Legba, trickster deities who mediate between the gods and humankind. He analyzes the trickster's paradoxical nature, simultaneously sacred and profane, creative and destructive, benevolent and malevolent, and explores the trickster's func…
The Trickster in West Africa
The Trickster in West Africa: A Study of Mythic Irony and Sacred Delight
The Trickster in West Africa: A Study of Mythic Irony and Sacred Delight
See so That We May See: Performances and Interpretations of Traditional Tales from Tanzania
African history and culture analysis (4 works) · Trickster (4 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (2 works) · History (2 works) · Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (1 works) · Afrique occidentale (1 works)